Robert Lindsay (1754–1836) was a Scottish colonial official and businessman who served as supervisor of Sylhet in British India from 1778 until 1787, and then as district collector from 1787 until 1790.
In 1772, he travelled to India on the Prince of Wales East Indiaman reaching Calcutta in September.
10, Lindsay was "largely interested in the business, and describes the sources of his wealth in most poetic terms.
The mountain was composed of the purest alabaster lime, and appeared in quantity equal to the supply of the whole world'.
"[1] The book later states, "Mr. Lindsay's business experienced some vicissitudes owing to the violent conduct of the Khasi chiefs, but lime no doubt contributed largely to the fortune that he was able to accumulate in Sylhet.